The government and the ruling party announce “free provision of ‘inflatable life vests’ to workers”… Nationwide safety inspections at construction and work sites.

A party-government consultation on national safety inspections held at the National Assembly on the 21st [Yonhap]

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, ‘[Herald Economy, Reporter Kim Jin] The People Power Party and the government decided to actively push forward measures to prevent the recurrence of various safety accidents. This is due to recent incidents such as the Jeju Air passenger plane crash, construction site fire, and fishing boat accident.’,
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, ‘Kim Sang-hun, the policy committee chair of the People Power Party, met with reporters right after the ‘National Safety Inspection Party-Government Consultation’ held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 21st and said, “To prevent fishing boat accidents, we will first implement emergency measures for shelf composition and repair board management during weather advisories and actively carry out the fishing boat safety management measures established in May.”’,
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, ‘It was also decided to provide inflatable life jackets, effective for preventing casualties in fishing boat accidents, free of charge. Kim said, “We will discuss with the Ministry of Economy and Finance to supply them free of charge to related fishing crew,” and added, “We will expand the number of fishing vessel safety supervisors while strengthening sanctions for violations of mandatory fishing boat position transmission operations, and prevent excessive operations by enacting the Sustainable Inshore and Offshore Fishing Industry Development Act.”’,
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, ‘The government plans to urgently inspect 1,127 sites for compliance with fire safety measures at construction sites such as new freezer and refrigeration warehouse construction sites and finishing process construction sites by the 28th. Additionally, by the 17th of next month, large construction sites will be checked for compliance with temporary fire safety facility standards and investigated for combustible fire safety. The party and government also plan to promote amendments to related laws such as the Fire Prevention Act to strengthen fire safety responsibilities of stakeholders before and after the use of buildings.’,
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, ‘Safety inspections will also be conducted for 1,700 selected construction sites nationwide in preparation for the thawing season, with comprehensive safety measures for construction, including fall accident prevention, underground safety improvements, construction personnel management, and subcontracting management. Smart safety equipment like fall prevention airbags and AI CCTV will be supported at small construction sites.’,
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, ‘Measures to prevent the recurrence of consecutive aviation accidents, such as the Jeju Air passenger plane crash and the Air Busan aircraft fire incident earlier this year, were also announced. Based on the results of a special inspection conducted on airports nationwide, the localizers at seven airports will be improved, and bird detection radars will be introduced at airports nationwide to prevent bird strikes. Dedicated personnel for bird deterrence will also be increased.’,
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, ‘Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo said, “We will strengthen management such as restricting the capacity of spare batteries brought into the cabin to prevent in-flight fires,” and added, “We will prepare innovative measures covering all areas of aviation safety, such as airlines, airport control, and maintenance, by April.”’,
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, ‘The government plans to control entry into fire-prone areas and pre-crush agricultural residues to prevent the possibility of fires, such as large-scale forest fires in the spring. High-performance fire suppression vehicles will be expanded, and a rapid response team composed of 241 organizations will be operated for night forest fire suppression. A thawing season safety inspection will also be conducted to prevent collapses and landslide accidents due to ground weakening.’,
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, ‘Kim also stated, “There was talk of the Democratic Party recently providing 13 trillion won in local currency as livelihood support money, but there was a proposal to further cooperate with the financial authorities to reinforce the modernization of equipment for accident prevention related to national safety, and we hope the party will support this.”’,
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, ‘The party and government also discussed responses to North Korea’s GPS jamming attempts in the inter-Korean border areas in the West Sea. Representative Jeong Hee-yong of the ruling party, the secretary of the National Assembly’s Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Fisheries Maritime Committee, explained, “From March 6, 2024, to December 31, 2024, 1,782 cases of reported fishing boat GPS jamming were recorded,” and added, “The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is preparing to introduce a terrestrial navigation system as an alternative to respond to satellite interference.”’